PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Comcast Corporation announced today it has named Michael J. Cavanagh
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
company. He will join Comcast early this summer from The Carlyle Group,
a global alternative asset manager, where he served as its Co-President
and Co-Chief Operating Officer in New York. Prior to Carlyle, Mr.
Cavanagh spent almost 10 years as a member of the Operating Committee of
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and served nearly six years as its CFO. He will be
based at Comcast's headquarters in Philadelphia.
Michael J. Cavanagh (Photo: Business Wire)
Comcast's appointment of Mr. Cavanagh follows a national search for a
CFO after the company announced it entered into an agreement with Vice
Chairman and current CFO Michael J. Angelakis to establish a new,
strategic company that will focus on investing in and operating
growth-oriented companies, both domestically and internationally.
Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts said, "I'm so thrilled Mike
[Cavanagh] is joining our team. He is a world-class executive with
significant experience leading and overseeing large companies with
multiple, complex businesses. He has had a distinguished career that
spans more than two decades, is incredibly talented, and will be a great
leader for Comcast."
Mr. Cavanagh said, "Comcast is an exceptional company that is
well-positioned to win in the rapidly evolving media and technology
industries. The opportunity to work closely with Brian and one of the
best management teams I've come across in any industry was something I
could not pass up. Carlyle is a great organization with a bright future.
Michael Angelakis has helped build Comcast into the strong financial
position it is in today and I can't wait to get to work with my new
colleagues to further expand on the company's success."
In addition to serving as CFO while at JPMorgan Chase following its
merger with Bank One and throughout the financial crisis, Mr. Cavanagh
more recently held the role of Co-CEO of its Corporate & Investment Bank
and CEO of its Treasury and Securities Services Business. Mr. Cavanagh
also previously served as an executive at Bank One holding the roles of
CEO and COO of Middle Market Banking, Treasurer, and Head of Strategy.
Before that, he worked at Citigroup and its predecessor companies,
including serving as CFO of its Consumer Group for Europe, Middle East,
and Africa.
Mr. Cavanagh earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from the
University of Chicago. He currently serves on the board of Yum! Brands,
Inc. and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Angelakis will become a Senior Advisor to Comcast and will assist
Mr. Cavanagh with his transition. He will then become CEO of the new
company.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY
brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal
operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and
Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations,
television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and
Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
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